Goldfinch
Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Raised by Laxton Bros. of Bedford in 1906 and introduced in 1928. It was awarded the Award of Merit by the RHS in 1952. Fruits are very juicy and sweet with a rich flavour.
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- Picking time
- Mid-Late August
- Flowering
- 15th April (10%) · 19th April (full) · 4th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Oval-Oblong
- Stone
- Freestone
- Skin colour
- Yellow-green
- Fruit weight
- 64.40 g
- Stalk length
- 20.42 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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